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2014 PC

A small, frantic indie game where you race three ships across the solar system, rescuing people from ten planets while dodging meteors. You also try to grab as much salvage as you can along the way.

What defines Rover Rescue:

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Action-packed real-time combat

The closest matches for Rover Rescue are Swarm Queen, FleetComm and R.U.M.A. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Rover Rescue special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Swarm Queen

88 %

2017 PC 6.49 €

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Pure single-player experience
  • Gameplay comes before story

A casual single-player strategy game where you lead an insectoid alien swarm against rival hives. It is built around short, accessible battles.

FleetComm

Gameplay comes before story

FleetComm is a real-time tactical space combat game where you command a squadron and coordinate maneuvers and firefights in space. It is a small indie title focused on fleet control.

R.U.M.A

Pure single-player experience

A small indie space game where you pioneer deep-space resource collection by gathering unstable matter, accompanied by a wry onboard AI. It mixes simulation, strategy and action in a compact, experimental package.

Robot Heroes

Bright, upbeat tone

A 2D pixel-art take on Pikmin where you command a small robot army against giant alien invaders. Controls are deliberately simple.

X-COM: Interceptor

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A space spin-off of the X-COM series: you outfit your interceptor craft, manage bases and research, and fight fast 3D space dogfights against aliens to protect mining colonies.

Damage Control

Gameplay comes before story

You command a squad of engineers keeping a spaceship running on its voyage through deep space. Careful planning and timing decide whether the ship and crew survive the dangers.

Commando Jack

Bright, upbeat tone

A tower defense game where you build a maze of turrets and can also jump into them to blast alien invaders yourself. The over-the-top action hero gives it a tongue-in-cheek B-movie feel.

Everything is Peachy

Bright, upbeat tone

You lead a colony of peaceful, peach-powered robots across the galaxy, gathering resources at a quick pace and picking your route to a final showdown at the center. A small indie strategy game with roguelike structure and a playful tone.

Spacejacked

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A frantic arcade tower-defense hybrid where you build turrets and shoot aliens yourself while juggling the defense of several rooms at once.

BomberZone

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A revival of the classic maze bomber formula, where you play a robot soldier defending Earth from an alien invasion. It focuses on quick, tactical bomb placement in tight arenas.

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